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Mesa del Caballo, Arizona

Community in Gila County, Arizona

Air quality

The air at Mesa del Caballo

Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, McDowell (AZ), 45 miles off.

30Good
  • Ozone30Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Mesa del Caballo

None in the last 24 hours; 0.24 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.24in

Visibility

How far you can see at Mesa del Caballo, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Mesa del Caballo, ArizonaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Mesa del Caballo, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PaysonPAN

At an airfield/3.3 mi away/5,157 ft/15 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,206of 1,869

PaysonAZMET-AZ32

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.0 mi away/4,852 ft/320 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,207of 1,869

measured daily2 instruments

Payson 1.6 NWAZ-GL-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.7 mi away/4,956 ft/216 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank53of 1,869

PaysonPYSA3

At a cooperative observer's station/4.5 mi away/4,888 ft/284 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank21of 1,869

Station report

The weather at Payson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.3 mi from Mesa del Caballo, Arizona. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Payson, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PANFIG. A THE SKY OVER PAYSONSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPayson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PANTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 58 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Payson: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 58 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PANFIG. B THE AIR AT PAYSONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.0 FTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 14.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEPayson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PANTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Payson, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PANFIG. C THE WIND AT PAYSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPayson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PANTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PAN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Payson, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Payson (PYSA3), 4.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Arizona

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Mesa del Caballo

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Mesa del Caballo

River and lake gauges